MARYLAND, USA — Instead of demand, now it’s snow that’s making it tricky to get a COVID test or a booster shot. With most of the DMV expected to get some combination of snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain, by 2 p.m., Maryland and D.C.'s Departments of Health made the decision to close facilities offering COVID tests.
All state-run COVID testing and vaccination sites in Maryland closed Sunday at 1 p.m. in advance of the storm. Regency Stadium, Hopkins Bayview, and State Center are also staying closed Monday, and some other testing sites had already planned to close for the MLK Day holiday.
You can check to see if a testing site is open before you head out by visiting covidTEST.maryland.gov and http://covidVAX.maryland.gov.
Mayor Muriel Bowser also alerted Washingtonians to closures.
"No District-operated walk-up COVID-19 vaccination, PCR testing, or Rapid Antigen Test pickup sites are open today," the mayor tweeted Sunday at 5 a.m.
You can find other ways to get tested or vaccinated here.
The Virginia Department of Health closed all community testing centers Sunday.
The community vaccination centers in Fairfax, Fredericksburg and Prince William will open at noon on Monday and close at the usual time; testing centers in Fairfax and Prince William are on the same schedule.
All VDH-run vaccination and testing centers are expected to be open on Tuesday.
This list will continue to be updated as more information is confirmed by our newsroom.
Much of the DMV has transitioned to rain, as the storm system begins to pull away from the area. Precipitation will gradually end between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday morning. Winds will remain breezy through most of the day.
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